AMERICAN EXPRESS LAUNCHES NEW BUSINESS TRAVEL WEBSITE
Redesigned Website Highlights Focus on 100% Total Expense Management
NEW YORK, December 21, 2004 -- American Express Business Travel announces the launch of its redesigned Website, further enhancing the company's focus on delivering savings, service and control across 100 percent of its customers' travel expenditures globally.
The site highlights American Express Business Travel's targeted offerings to companies of all sizes whether they are: small, mid-size or large. The site also provides resources for Travel Managers and Travelers.
- Solutions for Small Business -- American Express Business Travel helps small businesses manage total travel expenses. American Express can establish an end-to-end expense management program that will help leverage 100 percent of a small business' travel spend and gain the greatest return on their T&E investment
- Solutions for Mid-Size Companies -- American Express Business Travel provides complete, custom travel programs for mid-sized companies, including: flexible servicing options, personalized service and comprehensive solutions
- Solutions for Large Companies -- American Express' 100 percent total expense management for large companies means: uncovering hidden savings, negotiating consistently low rates, providing management information and insight and supporting travelers virtually anywhere in the world
- Travel Manager Resources – the site provides tools for Traveler Managers including: daily business travel new and alerts, eCLIPSE Advisors and Corporate Meetings Solutions
- Tips & Tools for Travelers – the site urgent travel news and alerts, traveler safety tips, traveling tips and trip planning and security resources
“Our new website clearly communicates American Express's focus on delivering savings, service and control worldwide,” said Marcy Shinder, Vice President of Global Marketing at American Express Business Travel. “We are very excited to offer enhanced information and resources that our customers can use every day to manage their travel expenses.”
The business travel Website can be directly linked from the American Express main Website or found via www.americanexpress.com/businesstravel.
About American Express Corporate Services
American Express Travel Related Services, Inc. operates one of the world's largest travel agency networks, recording $16 billion in worldwide travel sales in 2003. Through its Corporate Services group, the company counts nearly 70 percent of the Fortune 500, along with tens of thousands of mid-sized companies, as customers of its Business Travel, Corporate Card, and Corporate Purchasing Solutions services. More information on expense management tools from Corporate Services can be found at http://www.americanexpress.com/corporateservices.
The American Express Company is a diversified worldwide travel, financial and network services company founded in 1850. It is a leader in charge and credit cards, Travelers Cheques, travel, financial planning, investment products, insurance and international banking.
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